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take the energy quiz. energy lives here. guys... [ female announcer ] pillsbury cinnamon rolls, with cinnabon cinnamon, are an irresistible sunday morning idea. nothing calls them to the table faster. make breakfast pop! >>> in a market where many stocks have run up so much, we're always on the lookout for laggard and losers. it's time for speculation friday. i got a serious comeback play for you to consider. i'm talking about mcdermott, symbol is mdr. mcdermott is a construction firm building offshore oil and gas facilities. the stock has lived up to the old name of murder because if you own mcdermott, you feel like someone has murdered your portfolio. the stock is down 28% for the year in a fantastic year. that is hideous! however, i wouldn't be talking about it unless i believed this ugly dog could be up to new tricks. the truth is this is a fabulous moment for anyone involved, where mcdermott gets 95% of the revenues. in 2013, oil companies spent a record $644 billion in capital expenditures with tons of it going to offs
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take the energy quiz. energy lives here. anbe a name and not a number?tor scottrade. ron: i'm never alone with scottrade. i can always call or stop by my local office. they're nearby and ready to help. so when i have questions, i can talk to someone who knows exactly how i trade. because i don't trade like everybody. i trade like me. that's why i'm with scottrade. announcer: ranked highest in investor satisfaction with self-directed services by j.d. power and associates. >>> it is time -- it is time for the lightning round on cramer's "mad money." [ indiscernible ] >> play until we hear this sound and then the lightning round is over, are you red skee-daddy? time for the lightning round on cramer's mad money. i'll start with jason in arizona. jason? >> jim, i've read all your books and consider you a mentor. my stock gigamon. >> thank you for being a subscriber and that comes with my charitable trust the and i'm not a buyer of mo and the reason is because i don't really like it and you know that because you're a subscriber is xilinx because we believe in it. let's go
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take the energy quiz. energy lives here. [ male announcer ] they are a glowing example of what it means to be the best. and at this special time of year, they shine even brighter. come to the winter event and get the mercedes-benz you've always wished for, now for an exceptional price. [ santa ] ho, ho, ho, ho! [ male announcer ] lease the 2014 e350 for $579 a month at your local mercedes-benz dealer. >>> what a rough day for the averages, let's not forget that the high-end luxury consumer is doing fine. the rich have plenty of money and they have no problem spending it as we head into the holidays that's why we can use the best decline to pick out the favorite gatsby name, "mad money" names that cater to the high-end consumer. the richer differ from you and me. he should have added they spend like crazy even in the toughest times. the best way to play the gatsby consumer has been michael kors, the maker of luxury accessories and apparel has been one of the hottest growth stories out there. it came public
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take the energy quiz. energy lives here. >>> welcome back. which stories are topping the cnbc hot list right now? the site's managing editor calling them out for us. >> right now we have a market story by patty daum. she is urging investors to embrace the sell-off. about three dozen folks per minute are diving into the story. she is making the basic point. everybody has been talking about a pull back. maybe it's the sign of a normal market. our next one has been kicking it for us all day long. which countries are the most and least corrupt? at the bottom are some that you would expect. at the bottom? scandinavia. >> didn't i read that the u.s. tied at number 18? >> we're a definite c plus for us. there you go. finally our final write up of the day that is getting reader interest right now is diana's piece. now they are beginning to tick up. it was more than a point lower. maybe people need to start locking it in. it's already logged on a few thousand readers already. >> i guess a good sign if people are interested in real estate? >> in is usu
take the energy quiz. energy lives here. >>> welcome back. which stories are topping the cnbc hot list right now? the site's managing editor calling them out for us. >> right now we have a market story by patty daum. she is urging investors to embrace the sell-off. about three dozen folks per minute are diving into the story. she is making the basic point. everybody has been talking about a pull back. maybe it's the sign of a normal market. our next one has been kicking it for us...
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take the energy quiz. energy lives here. you can fill that box and pay one flat rate. how naughty was he? oh boy... [ male announcer ] fedex one rate. simple, flat rate shipping with the reliability of fedex. [ male announcer ] this december, experience the gift of unsurpassed craftsmanship at the lexus december to remember sales event. some of the best offers of the year. this is the pursuit of perfection. >>> one week since black friday and it's beginning to look like an ipad christmas. ipad trade-ins are up 175% compared to a year ago. welcome to our guest. the ipad hasn't been around so long, now might be the year you want to trade in. >> absolutely. we're seeing tremendous growth in the ipad category. we're surveyed our customers and nearly 40% of consumer want to get an ipad for the holidays and it sounds like they are getting their ipads. these are great products. >> this is apple's ipads, not tablets in general? >> we're seeing a lot of tablets getting traded in but predominantly second and third g
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see, i knew testosterone could affect sex drive, but not energy or even my mood. that's when i talked with my doctor. he gave me some blood tests... showed it was low t. that's it. it was a number. [ male announcer ] today, men with low t have androgel 1.62% testosterone gel. the #1 prescribed topical testosterone replacement therapy increases testosterone when used daily. women and children should avoid contact with application sites. discontinue androgel and call your doctor if you see unexpected signs of early puberty in a child, or signs in a woman, which may include changes in body hair or a large increase in acne, possibly due to accidental exposure. men with breast cancer or who have or might have prostate cancer, and women who are or may become pregnant or are breast-feeding, should not use androgel. serious side effects include worsening of an enlarged prostate, possible increased risk of prostate cancer, lower sperm count, swelling of ankles, feet, or body, enlarged or painful breasts, problems breathing during sleep, and blood clots in the legs. tell yo
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the u.s. ♪ most of america's energy comes from right here at home. take the energy quiz. energy lives here. >>> in washington news, we talked about this earlier, budget negotiators are said to be down to the final, most difficult items in the two-year budget deal being negotiated by senator patti murray and congressman paul ryan. aides say the install scale agreement would lead to less than $100 million in new savings, it would be a mix of fee revenues and pension cuts to help reduce the deficit, help ease the sequester. from reading the take the journal has, they're pretty close. there's some issues remaining, but it could come as early as next week. we still have people coming in and talking about -- >> you've read that headline before, joe. down to the last most difficult item. >> these are small items, though. we're not trying to do anything. i think both sides, we're agreeing to disagree. this would put us past the next election. we will be through another election to see -- you know, to get another chance to vote on it. >> yeah. >> in wall street news, reports say e
the u.s. ♪ most of america's energy comes from right here at home. take the energy quiz. energy lives here. >>> in washington news, we talked about this earlier, budget negotiators are said to be down to the final, most difficult items in the two-year budget deal being negotiated by senator patti murray and congressman paul ryan. aides say the install scale agreement would lead to less than $100 million in new savings, it would be a mix of fee revenues and pension cuts to help reduce...
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take the energy quiz. energy lives here. >>> squawk on the tweet on this wednesday. dennis kozlowski was the poster boy for success and corporate greed. you might remember that $2 million roman themed birthday party he threw for his wife. brings us to this squawk on the tweet. what else? a bunga bunga party hosted by berlusconi. maybe kozlowski will have to use his $6,000 shower curtain as a blanket. and lots of orange jumpsuits instead of togas. people have good memories when it comes to some of this stuff. >> well, it was a great piece of video. it was kind of iconic. >> he's done his time. >> that's true. >> spent plenty of time in jail, behind bars, and in the halfway house. mark schwartz, the ceo, still in prison. >> maybe he could become a party planner. what a great business idea. >> interesting to see where he'll land in terms of the job front. on the market front, it's amazing how quickly the reversal happened when we got that weaker than expected services number, the weaker than expected housing
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we've seen action to address rising energy costs for households, but this is a big cost born by business, not by investors in other countries and we need to see action to stop this rising. >> and you just touched on the skil skills. what do you think the government can do that? >> what we have started to see is companies are starting toni vest a lot more in skills. what we need to see is to make it easier for them to do. particularly, put the money in the hands of the companies making the investment rather than giving it to the providers. they're create ago proper market in trading. >> and the 370 billion pounds, the government announced 25 billion had been pledged by insurance companies. this all sounds very familiar. is actually the structure for all of this infrastructure development being balanced correctly by the government? >> i think it's starting to happen and i think it's great that we're seeing private funding coming into infrastructure. we're now seeing plans to the government on infrastructure and some action on delivery. but now we need to get it going. >> and will it attrac
we've seen action to address rising energy costs for households, but this is a big cost born by business, not by investors in other countries and we need to see action to stop this rising. >> and you just touched on the skil skills. what do you think the government can do that? >> what we have started to see is companies are starting toni vest a lot more in skills. what we need to see is to make it easier for them to do. particularly, put the money in the hands of the companies...
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take the energy quiz. energy lives here. >>> new home sales surged in the month of october. housing sales been pretty good? >> it was the biggest in three years. some housing experts poking holes in the numbers. diana olick joining us with the numbers. >> poking holes is a nice way of putting it. some are calling the numbers outright wrong. deutsche bank put out a note saying we're skeptical of the strong october reading because it runs counter to nearly all over an exdoelgts and macro data. we expect revisions to october or some reversal of october's significant gains. contracts jumped 25% in october, month to month, after falling 6.6% in september from august. these numbers are highly volatile with a 20% margin of error. plus, the numbers are so small that any slight moves make for a big percentage change. now, we saw a slowdown in august and september. august's original reading was revised down by 15%. september was a drop from there. then the crazy 25% jump in october. whether you believe it or not, it's not as great as it sounds. >> this number will likely be revised do
take the energy quiz. energy lives here. >>> new home sales surged in the month of october. housing sales been pretty good? >> it was the biggest in three years. some housing experts poking holes in the numbers. diana olick joining us with the numbers. >> poking holes is a nice way of putting it. some are calling the numbers outright wrong. deutsche bank put out a note saying we're skeptical of the strong october reading because it runs counter to nearly all over an...
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the u.s. ♪ most of america's energy comes from right here at home. take the energy quiz. energy lives here. >>> welcome back. are you willing to bust picket lines to satisfy a burger craving today? fast food workers around the country are on strike demanding a hike in the minimum wage to 5 $15 an hour. katy tur covering the rally in brooklyn. >> outside of a wendy's, they completely swamped the entrance trying to slow the lunchtime rush. their goal to get workers inside these companies like wendy's, inside these fast food joints to come out during their shifts. i'm not sure if that's happened. it's been kind of hard to see whether or not anyone's been able to come out. that's really the goal across the country, really to disrupt the service. they've been chanting things like we can't survive on $7.25. that's the heart of the issue. they're saying the minimum wage of $7.25 an hour isn't enough for them to live. it's not enough for them to feed themselves or their families. not enough for them to clothe their families. they're saying a living wage, a fair living wage, would
the u.s. ♪ most of america's energy comes from right here at home. take the energy quiz. energy lives here. >>> welcome back. are you willing to bust picket lines to satisfy a burger craving today? fast food workers around the country are on strike demanding a hike in the minimum wage to 5 $15 an hour. katy tur covering the rally in brooklyn. >> outside of a wendy's, they completely swamped the entrance trying to slow the lunchtime rush. their goal to get workers inside these...
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energy lives here. (announcer) at scottrade, our cexactly how they want.t with scottrade's online banking, i get one view of my bank and brokerage accounts with one login... to easily move my money when i need to. plus, when i call my local scottrade office, i can talk to someone who knows how i trade. because i don't trade like everybody. i trade like me. i'm with scottrade. (announcer) scottrade-proud to be ranked "best overall client experience." >>> welcome back. check out kahns, showing double digit gains this as third quarter earnings soared on broad sales growth. the company raised its earnings estimate for the full year, so conn's one to watch today. >> thank you so much. meantime, the dow continues as it has in the past couple of days, seesaw action as the data comes in, cold in some cases, hot in others. claims very good today. the low is 300,000 at 298. gdp revised up to 3.6. number that hot, go back to q1 is at 2012. >> that question is to weather you built on the 25% rally you've got on the
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and also things like energy, environment, that's also uk is very, very strong. so i think both sides are looking at opportunities both for investments of china's capital in the uk, but also how the uk businesses could share a bigger size of the cake. because the uk investment is minuscule compared with other european countries in china. >> yeah. and do you think this will help london become the major offshore trading center for the renminbi? >> i think london is very well positioned, indeed, because after all, london is the leading financial center in the world and, of course, the china's bands also are already being welcomed in london and, in fact, recently, the china businesses consortium has bought a sizable chunk of the area next to the city of london. so that gives the china business an opportunity to be near the financial center, bring in china's businesses to london. but, of course, london is a launching plat for china's businesses all around europe. so i think london is very well positioned, indeed, in terms of financial services. >> boris johnson will h
and also things like energy, environment, that's also uk is very, very strong. so i think both sides are looking at opportunities both for investments of china's capital in the uk, but also how the uk businesses could share a bigger size of the cake. because the uk investment is minuscule compared with other european countries in china. >> yeah. and do you think this will help london become the major offshore trading center for the renminbi? >> i think london is very well...
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it will cut 200 jobs as it sees energy, agriculture, metals and trading. separately, an employee of deutsche bank's japan unit has been arrested in tokyo over allegations to win investment business from a blue chip company. the arrest is part of a broader government probe into the management of the country's 27 trillion yen public/private pension sector. deutsche bank shares today are down 0.5%, compounding the falls that we've seen in the past few days, down just over 0.3% over seven days. >>> one of the other big movers out there today, nestle is selling its 1.14 billion swiss franc state in givaudan. it will be managed by goldman sachs. the sale comes as nestle looked to shed underperforming businesses. the share price, nestle on the up 1 plus percent. givaudan, falling in zurich to the tune of 3.72%. >>> royal dutch shell is set to pull out of a gas project in louisiana. the dutch oil and gas company said it wasn't a viable option. development costs were the reasons cited for the suspension of future work. the share price gaining 2.7% in today's trade.
it will cut 200 jobs as it sees energy, agriculture, metals and trading. separately, an employee of deutsche bank's japan unit has been arrested in tokyo over allegations to win investment business from a blue chip company. the arrest is part of a broader government probe into the management of the country's 27 trillion yen public/private pension sector. deutsche bank shares today are down 0.5%, compounding the falls that we've seen in the past few days, down just over 0.3% over seven days....
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take the energy quiz. energy lives here. >>> still to come here, the cast of "downton abbey" about to take over times square. >>> and andrea bocelli live with a very special performance. and you can now consider your cluster busted. . at farmers, we make you smarter about insurance. because what you don't know, can hurt you. what if you didn't know that posting your travel plans online may attract burglars? [woman] off to hawaii! what if you didn't know that as the price of gold rises, so should the coverage on your jewelry? [prospector] ahh! what if you didn't know that kitty litter can help you out of a slippery situation? the more you know, the better you can plan for what's ahead. talk to farmers and get smarter about your insurance. ♪ we are farmers bum - pa - dum, bum - bum - bum - bum♪ [kevin] paul and i have been [paul] well...forever. [kevin] he's the one person who loves pizza more than i do. [paul] we're obsessed. [kevin] we decided to make our obsession our livelihood. [kevin] business was
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if we allowed them the flexibility to put stuff on their plate every day that gave them energy, that kept them going throughout the day. some kids might require more. that's where can i think it's crazy that we allow washington, d.c. to make these decisions and don't allow the people that are standing there with those kids every day and really know what kind of needs that they have. this is typical washington, d.c. bureaucracy. that's why we have to fix it and that's why i brought this bill. i didn't just hear from kids. i heard from parents. i heard from administrators, school nutritionists. people that recognize this doesn't work. we want kids to be healthy and full as well. >> sure. moms alike sure feel the same way. thank you for joining us today and good luck with the bill proposal. >> thank you so much. have a great day. >> take care. >>> 'tis the season for giving, right? wrong. one guy arrested for tossing cash to holiday shoppers inside a mall. i don't think they were complaining. he's going to share his story next. plus, a mother causing a global outrage for posting this ph
if we allowed them the flexibility to put stuff on their plate every day that gave them energy, that kept them going throughout the day. some kids might require more. that's where can i think it's crazy that we allow washington, d.c. to make these decisions and don't allow the people that are standing there with those kids every day and really know what kind of needs that they have. this is typical washington, d.c. bureaucracy. that's why we have to fix it and that's why i brought this bill. i...